"The most important thing you can do to lose weight"

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  • worsthorse
    worsthorse Posts: 73 Member
    bump.
  • Zella_11
    Zella_11 Posts: 161 Member
    Bump. B)
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,160 Member
    edited May 2016
    Thanks for bumping the thread. Interesting stuff even if the original video is no longer available.

    From the article -- "You need to keep this forefront in your mind and err on the high side with how many calories you believe you ate and drank, and the low side with what you think is your caloric burn."

    Funny, I had just posted something similar on my profile feed about this is what I try to do when I can't really control the calories of how the food is prepared when I go out to eat (since this past holiday weekend I was at a number of different venues (festival, football game, restaurant)), and I'm sure I eat a bit more due to the social aspect of eating at these venues with friends.

    I also posted that comment because I have seen quite a few people here WAY over estimate their calorie burn...giving themselves a calorie burn for "driving in traffic" and logging every little move they make around the house, and then wondering why they aren't losing weight. I basically estimate my cardio workouts (paddleboarding, walking, treadmill) and activity out of the norm for me (ex: walking 2 miles at a festival, taking 8 flights of stairs at the arena). I figure if I burn some calories while getting the mail, or taking out the trash, or walking to/from my car carrying my boards and equipment at my workout locations, or walking around the arena at a game, then good, I've got a bit more of a calorie deficit than I logged.

    I figure if I can overestimate my calorie intake a bit because I couldn't measure things properly or possibly overate some portion sizes, and I underestimate my calorie burn activities, I'm probably just breaking even, and should still be able to lose weight even if I'm a bit off. Kind of a no brainer to me...but I'm guessing from what I've seen posted (and in this article) that this could be an epiphany to others.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    Thanks for bumping the thread. Interesting stuff even if the original video is no longer available.

    From the article -- "You need to keep this forefront in your mind and err on the high side with how many calories you believe you ate and drank, and the low side with what you think is your caloric burn."

    Funny, I had just posted something similar on my profile feed about this is what I try to do when I can't really control the calories of how the food is prepared when I go out to eat (since this past holiday weekend I was at a number of different venues (festival, football game, restaurant)), and I'm sure I eat a bit more due to the social aspect of eating at these venues with friends.

    I also posted that comment because I have seen quite a few people here WAY over estimate their calorie burn...giving themselves a calorie burn for "driving in traffic" and logging every little move they make around the house, and then wondering why they aren't losing weight. I basically estimate my cardio workouts (paddleboarding, walking, treadmill) and activity out of the norm for me (ex: walking 2 miles at a festival, taking 8 flights of stairs at the arena). I figure if I burn some calories while getting the mail, or taking out the trash, or walking to/from my car carrying my boards and equipment at my workout locations, or walking around the arena at a game, then good, I've got a bit more of a calorie deficit than I logged.

    I figure if I can overestimate my calorie intake a bit because I couldn't measure things properly or possibly overate some portion sizes, and I underestimate my calorie burn activities, I'm probably just breaking even, and should still be able to lose weight even if I'm a bit off. Kind of a no brainer to me...but I'm guessing from what I've seen posted (and in this article) that this could be an epiphany to others.

    Yep, overestimating your calorie intake is always a good idea because it seems (as we've seen here) that we congenitally underestimate it.

    Therefore, underestimating our calorie burn is good insurance in case of errors in the above equations.

    (Also keeping an eye on our rate of loss so it's not too high or low.)

    I'm sure there are people who give themselves a lightly active Activity Level then add in things like shopping for an hour. Oh dear.
  • Ob30470z
    Ob30470z Posts: 10 Member
    How is she so delusional?!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Back to the top, you go. Bump.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    BillMcKay1 wrote: »
    For those still looking for that original video. I found it on another site.

    http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/

    @BillMcKay1 Thank you very much!
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Thanks BillMcKay1 for the video ... I found it very informative and interesting. I tried the soup test on myself and found that I was not hungry for much longer when I blended my lunch into a soup than when I had it as a 'solid' ... Good trick!
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    I also posted that comment because I have seen quite a few people here WAY over estimate their calorie burn...giving themselves a calorie burn for "driving in traffic" and logging every little move they make around the house, and then wondering why they aren't losing weight.

    Agreed. I had a friend on this site who would eat under 1200 calories every day, all in calorie dense food that lacked in nutrients. She'd lose a bit of weight then she was obviously getting hungry, so she'd stay low calorie but log things like "cooking/food prep, 30 minutes, 150 calories burned" and also logged sex as exercise. Then she'd eat those calories back. Every time she'd stall and make several posts about it daily, binge horribly, or stop logging on for a while; she last came back saying she regained 20 pounds. It was at that point I had to remove her because I couldn't take it anymore and knew any advice would be unwelcomed.
  • Tricianufac
    Tricianufac Posts: 4 Member
    Oh no....I tried to watch but it says no video exists. I really needed this one
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Tricianufac wrote: »
    Oh no....I tried to watch but it says no video exists. I really needed this one

    @Tricianufac Here it is:

    http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    *checks the time*

    Ah, it appears to be time for a bump.
  • paigeg150
    paigeg150 Posts: 27 Member
    edited August 2016
    Focus on your mindset too! Read fitness/healthy lifestyle books and blogs, listen to motivational podcast stations. It's not just about going through the motions. :-)
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Tricianufac wrote: »
    Oh no....I tried to watch but it says no video exists. I really needed this one

    @Tricianufac Here it is:

    http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/

    And if you want a good chuckle, or neck ache from "smh", read the comments below...... :lol:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Tricianufac wrote: »
    Oh no....I tried to watch but it says no video exists. I really needed this one

    @Tricianufac Here it is:

    http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/

    I just watched this film all the way through, and it's excellent. I like how they back up their weight loss tips with scientific research.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    bump
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Could use a fresh bump.
  • harribeau2012
    harribeau2012 Posts: 644 Member
    ManiacalLaugh wrote: »
    There was a time in my past (okay, probably still a little now, too) when I would've loved a doubly-labelled water metabolic test. Don't get me wrong, I'm not delusionally thinking I'm one of the .0000005%** of the population that actually has a metabolic malfunction. I would've just wanted someone to tell me for sure that yes, I am normal. I can do this by eating less and moving more. Success is as close as I want to make it.

    That would've really set off a motivational spark for me.

    **a totally-real Internet statistic. [/sarcasm]

    Success is as close as I want to make it. I am going to remember that!!!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Just giving this a holiday bump.
  • bfmcrys
    bfmcrys Posts: 6 Member
    Great Post! Thanks for the information.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    This hasn't been bumped in a while. Good thread. Much info. Wow.
  • jessandjerry2014
    jessandjerry2014 Posts: 17 Member
    Ok so now I'm curious. I have a good scale where I weigh my meat and sometimes my veggies when I can measure in oz. However I have to measure in cups sometimes. I have a glass measuring cup that holds up to 2 cups. Is there any discrepancy in that glass measuring cup versus the hand held measuring cups?
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    jessandjerry2014 wrote: »
    Ok so now I'm curious. I have a good scale where I weigh my meat and sometimes my veggies when I can measure in oz. However I have to measure in cups sometimes. I have a glass measuring cup that holds up to 2 cups. Is there any discrepancy in that glass measuring cup versus the hand held measuring cups?

    Could be. Just try it and see. But you should try to find weight entries as much as possible for dry product and use cups for liquids.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    edited January 2017
    jessandjerry2014 wrote: »
    Ok so now I'm curious. I have a good scale where I weigh my meat and sometimes my veggies when I can measure in oz. However I have to measure in cups sometimes. I have a glass measuring cup that holds up to 2 cups. Is there any discrepancy in that glass measuring cup versus the hand held measuring cups?

    1 cup is 1 cup regardless of how you measure it - IF you measure it accurately. The reason they recommend hand held measuring cups for solids is so that you can take the back of a knife and swipe off anything that's bulging over the top of the cup. (Do NOT squish the extra into the cup.) The glass measuring cup is better for liquids because you're less likely to spill.

    That said, 1 cup doesn't always weigh the same - and it's the weight that determines how much you're actually eating. Consider pasta. We had rigatoni for dinner and it has *lots* of air/empty space in the middle. Compare that to macaroni. You'd get a lot more macaroni in 1 cup than rigatoni.

    I weigh pretty much everything - even liquids. It's just easier to put the bowl on the scale and dump. The only hard part is finding the right entry in the database (that actually gives grams as an option).
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Bump for the win. :)
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    ...."Stop sucking at math, fatty,”...
    I really do suck at math :frowning: It's so common to see people wonder why they don't lose weight, and when you look at their diary, it's either missing entries, or using generic entries (albeit, I'm not going to weigh my Arby's fries so I'll grant some discrepancy) and it ends up causing them to not report correctly.

    @SusanMFindlay I'm pretty sure I've messed some people up changing the conversions from cups to grams on an otherwise accurate food entry. But by golly, I want accuracy and I want it to show!
  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    The ONE thing- stay in deficit
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Hasn't been bumped in ages.
  • charlenechaz
    charlenechaz Posts: 49 Member
    Set Goals

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